Sun power for Cessnock Council July 20, 2021 Cessnock City Council are officially running on the power of the sun from this week. Council has been installing 252 panels across their highest energy consuming sites since February including at the Hunter Valley Visitor Information, Cessnock Library and Council’s Administration Building. Council’s General Manager Lotta Jackson said it’s fantastic progress and use of Council’s savings under the Revolving Energy Fund. “In 2015 Council established the Revolving Energy Fund. The purpose of this fund was to establish an internal loan system for investing in energy efficiency. All savings made from investments are returned to the fund and can be re-invested into the next energy saving projects.”